Despite winning their first two games, Mainz coach Thomas Tuchel says his side have got to play even better if they are to beat Wolfsburg. Mainz could move clear at the top of the Bundesliga with a win over the Wolves, but Tuchel claims his side's performances from their 3-2 win against Stuttgart and 2-1 triumph over Freiburg would not be good enough for further three points."We've got to do ...Full Story »

Sokratis Papastathopoulos will be trying to deny his former club Werder Bremen three points when he lines up against them for Borussia Dortmund. The Greece international defender moved between the two clubs this summer and, after breaking into the team for a 2-1 win over Eintracht Braunschweig last weekend, he will be confident of featuring once again on Friday. "He's a very good football an...Full Story »

The Germany international aggravated a back problem against Paraguay and is not expected to return for Borussia Dortmund until next month Borussia Dortmund midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has been ruled out of action for a fortnight with a back injury. The Germany international had to be withdrawn during the Euro 2012 semi-finalists' 3-3 draw with Paraguay on Wednesday night due to discomfort in h...Full Story »

Bayern Munich's Frank Ribery believes he stands a good chance of being named the 2013 UEFA Best Player in Europe ahead of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Since the award's inception after the 2010/11 season, the UEFA Best Player in Europe award has been won by Barcelona players, with Ballon d'Or recipient Messi winning the inaugural edition before his team-mate Andres Iniesta took the hon...Full Story »

Brazilian centre-back Breno has begun working for Bayern Munich's youth section on a day release basis from prison where he is serving a 45-month sentence for arson. The 23-year-old was jailed for second degree arson in July 2012 following a fire which destroyed his rented villa in Nuremberg while he was on loan from Bayern. Breno had expressed a desire to return to playing when he completes...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola has warned his players that they need to improve on their game in the opening match of the Bundesliga if they are to defend their title. "If we play at the level we did against Gladbach, we won't win the title. I'm sure we'll improve, but we need time. I have to find the perfect balance between attack and defence. If we don't manage that, there's only one person to blame: me," he ...Full Story »

Bayern Munich defender Jan Kirchhoff revealed that he has been impressed by the preparatory work done by Pep Guardiola in the latter's first couple of months in charge. Kirchhoff, 22, moved to Bayern from Mainz over the summer and is one of three new faces at the Allianz Arena. He came on a substitute in the DFB-Pokal match against Rehden as well as the side's Bundesliga season-opening 3-1 w...Full Story »

Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge revealed that Franck Ribery had been the subject of a bid close to the €100 million mark in the past. Ribery has been nominated for the UEFA Best Player of the Year award alongside La Liga superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. There has been much debate over which player would take the top gong given by the association which is also...Full Story »

The Gabon international says he idolised the Brazil legend and needs to adapt to playing more defensively in order to become a top-class player Borussia Dortmund's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang says he seen Ronaldo as his role model whilst learning to play football. The €13 million summer signing from Saint-Etienne would have impressed the great Brazil No.9, by scoring a hat-trick on his d...Full Story »

German tabloid 'Bild' devoted part of today's front cover to the 71 minutes of almost constant movement by Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola during his Bundesliga debut against Borussia Mönchengladbach. Guardiola was seen barking orders, celebrating goals and applying pressure – three snapshots of the manager on the touchline which represent his skills as a coach. According to th...Full Story »